| The 1975 – Me Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This is my favorite song by the 1975. I saw them live a few days ago and they played this and I nearly started crying because of the raw emotion in this song. When I heard it for the first time, I put in one repeat because I love it so much. Firstly, I don't think he's saying "I hate your brother" it sounds more like "I hurt your brother". Anyway, my interpretation is that this song is about his addiction and his family. I also think it's about relationships. Not about a relationship with a girl, but his relationship with his family. If you didn't know, Matty used to be addicted to cocaine. I believe this song could be a letter he wrote to himself or someone (or at least aspects of it) early on during drug treatment or just something he wrote while overcoming his addiction. I think he sees himself as a different person after overcoming his addiction, which is why it seems like he's writing it to someone else. He's telling his old self that he's hurt people, his family in particular. However, in relation to the previous, I believe it could also be a letter to his brother, Louis. Or perhaps a mix of both a letter to his brother and himself. But the title of the song ("Me") supports the idea that this is a letter he wrote for himself, in my opinion. Recovering from drug addiction and going through the withdrawal brings out a lot of bad feelings, which is why so many people relapse despite wanting to quit. That is one reason/theory why this song has such a depressing tone to it (also that recalling why one became an addict in the first place is also very depressing). The line "I'd rather be getting high than watching my family die" is possibly about his addiction to cope with his parents and other family problems. |
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